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DUNGENESS A-1
Permanent Shutdown
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
GCR
MAGNOX
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
MAGNOX, LTD
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
225
MW
e
275
MW
e
230
MW
e
840
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jul, 1960
01 Jun, 1965
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
21 Sep, 1965
28 Oct, 1965
Permanent Shutdown Date
31 Dec, 2006
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
59.19 TW.h
74.3 %
86.5 %
25.7 %
74.0 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2006
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1965
Data Not Provided
1966
"
1967
"
1968
"
1969
"
1970
1588.000
289
0
0.0
62.9
NC
62.7
NC
1971
1703.500
235
8809
100.0
82.3
NC
82.3
NC
1972
1709.450
285
8736
100.0
68.6
NC
68.7
NC
1973
1605.500
205
8736
100.0
89.0
NC
89.6
NC
1974
1687.000
205
8672
99.3
93.8
77.6
94.2
77.7
1975
1648.500
205
8736
100.0
92.0
79.6
92.0
79.8
1976
1530.500
205
8867
99.6
83.8
80.2
83.8
80.3
1977
1409.500
205
8736
100.0
78.9
80.0
78.7
80.1
1978
1333.500
205
8731
99.9
74.7
79.5
74.5
79.5
1979
584.500
205
6905
79.0
39.5
75.8
32.6
75.3
1980
34.500
205
540
6.2
2.1
69.7
1.9
69.2
1981
60.000
205
840
9.4
2.4
64.4
3.3
64.0
1982
1295.000
205
8666
99.2
72.3
65.0
72.3
64.6
1983
1481.000
205
8736
100.0
82.4
66.1
82.7
65.8
1984
1457.000
205
8736
100.0
80.9
67.1
81.4
66.8
1985
1668.170
212
8716
99.8
90.6
68.5
90.1
68.2
1986
1313.180
212
8678
99.3
70.2
68.6
70.9
68.3
1987
1527.390
212
8796
98.8
81.3
69.3
80.9
69.0
1988
1042.380
212
8568
98.1
61.7
68.9
56.3
68.4
1989
1101.500
212
8736
100.0
59.4
68.4
59.5
67.9
1990
1497.660
212
8711
99.7
81.0
69.0
80.9
68.5
1991
1600.200
212
8695
99.5
90.6
70.0
86.4
69.3
1992
1872.830
220
8905
100.0
95.9
71.1
98.2
70.6
1993
1609.690
220
8697
99.6
83.4
71.6
83.8
71.2
1994
1770.330
220
8101
92.7
92.0
72.5
92.1
72.0
1995
1834.570
220
8450
96.5
95.1
73.3
95.2
72.9
1996
1255.170
220
5824
66.3
65.0
73.0
65.0
72.6
1997
1825.930
220
8705
99.4
94.8
73.8
94.8
73.4
1998
1589.330
225
7543
86.1
80.6
74.1
80.6
73.7
1999
1881.150
225
8760
100.0
95.4
74.8
95.4
74.4
2000
1421.370
225
7004
79.7
71.9
74.7
71.9
74.3
2001
931.980
225
5395
61.6
47.3
73.8
47.3
73.5
2002
1488.080
225
7414
84.6
75.5
73.9
75.5
73.5
2003
1608.530
225
7967
91.0
81.6
74.1
81.6
73.8
2004
1197.010
225
6009
68.4
60.6
73.7
60.6
73.4
2005
1609.390
225
7872
89.9
81.6
73.9
81.6
73.6
2006
1734.700
225
8626
98.7
88.2
74.3
88.2
74.0
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-03-29
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